Imagine this mast appears...on your doorstep
Image: The Bolton News, 7th March 2023 Imagine coming home to find that a wooden telegraph pole or a metal telecoms mast had been put up, without any warning, near your home Imagine not being given a chance to voice your opposition, through the normal planning process Imagine that the company installing this equipment seems indifferent to people's concerns Imagine that your council is powerless to act Imagine that 'local democracy' is replaced by central government diktat For many people in the UK, there is no need to imagine any of this. It is happening, right now, outside their homes, and in their communities. In the Government's enthusiasm for rolling out very fast broadband throughout the country, it has changed the planning regime to remove most 'barriers' to the installation of telecoms equipment - including metal masts, and the associated wooden telegraph poles. For the companies that are installing this equipment, such as IX Wireless , and its trading ...